The subtest consists of multiple-choice and
short-answer items. The multiple-choice items are matched to
reading passages of up to 750 words each. The reading passages
reflect a variety of subject areas and are similar to reading
materials used in college. Responses to the multiple-choice
items are scored as correct or incorrect.

The short-answer items ask for a definition of
given words. Responses to the short-answer items are scored as
correct or incorrect based on the accuracy and sufficiency of the
definition provided.

Sample item: Define
the word "abolish."

Sample responses:

Alaw about
something.

To do away with
completely, to put an end to.

WRITING
SUBTEST:

The writing subtest consists of four
sections: grammar and usage, written summary, written composition,
and written mechanics.

Sample
item:

The following
sentence contains one or more grammatical errors. Rewrite the
sentence in the proper grammatical form.

A distinguished
scholar and a great teacher, Professor Smith's famous lecture
on the pyramids are not to be missed.

Sample
incorrect responses:

Adistinguished
scholar and great teacher, the famous lecture on the pyramids
given byProfessorSmith is not to be missed.

Because he is a
distinguished scholar and a great teacher, you should not
miss the famous lecture about the pyramids ofProfessorSmith.

Sample
correct responses:

BecauseProfessorSmith is a
distinguished scholar and a great teacher, his famous lecture
on the pyramids is not to be missed.

ProfessorSmith is a distinguished scholar and a great teacher whose
famous lectures on the pyramids are not to be missed.

Sample item: What is a
preposition?

Sample
responses:

Adescription of
what is taking place in a sentence.

Aword used to
show the relationship of a n oun to another in a
sentence.

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